2025 Lincoln Aviator First Look: Fresher Lincoln Style

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MotorTrend's first look at the 2025 Lincoln Aviator highlights its similarities to Lincoln's stablemates

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00:00 [music]

00:06 This is the 2025 Lincoln Aviator.

00:11 [music]

00:14 For 2025, we've had a refresh.

00:17 What Lincoln did was they wanted to give it a face similar to its little brothers,

00:21 the Corsair and the Nautilus.

00:23 To that end, we have a new grille.

00:27 It's a little bit bigger.

00:28 Part of an overall desire to make it look more dynamic

00:31 and give it a little more attitude.

00:33 [music]

00:36 Inside, there are a couple of different interior choices.

00:40 Across the lineup, you can get a chocolate brown or a grey.

00:44 If you're in the black label, which we are now, there are themed ones

00:48 and this new one is actually a black interior.

00:52 Believe it or not, there was not a black interior in the past for the black label trim.

00:57 So they've remedied that.

00:58 The big update is with the screens.

01:01 The driver now has a 12.4-inch screen and a head-up display.

01:05 And then we have a center screen here that's 13.2 inches.

01:10 We did think it was odd that the Nautilus, which costs less,

01:14 has the giant 48-inch coast-to-coast screen and a center console screen.

01:20 But they both at least have the same digital platform,

01:24 so they have the same software, and that comes with a ton of apps and versatility.

01:30 You can use embedded Google, Google Voice, Google Assistant, Google Maps,

01:35 or you can still use CarPlay and Siri.

01:38 They wanted to give you a lot of options of things that you can do.

01:42 And for those who like gaming, there's a couple of games in here,

01:46 but you've got to be in par.

01:48 They did get rid of some of the buttons with all of this screen,

01:52 but we still have some important ones.

01:54 We've got the volume button.

01:55 We've got a row of buttons here, including your max defrost,

02:00 turning off your traction control, obviously your hazard,

02:02 and a couple of other key ones.

02:04 The other little change is they've moved the engine start/stop button

02:09 here into the piano key shifter.

02:12 One of the things that Lincoln did to simplify the lineup

02:16 was to put more standard equipment on it.

02:18 And that includes things like the sunroof, heated and cooled front seats,

02:24 a trailer tow, Blue Cruise for four years.

02:28 This was to make it easier to build it at the factory

02:31 and also to give a little more value and a little more elegance

02:34 to whatever trim level you buy.

02:36 In terms of packaging, one of the features I kind of like

02:40 is a separate cubby for the wireless charging of your phone,

02:44 and it's on an angle. Slide it in there so you can kind of still see it

02:49 when you're sitting behind the wheel.

02:52 This is the reserve trim level.

02:55 What's nice about this is the hot chocolate interior.

02:59 It's not a lot different from the outgoing model,

03:02 but a couple of things I like.

03:04 For the kids to play with, they have their own center screen.

03:07 And for the ones who have to go all the way to the back,

03:11 look how easy it is.

03:14 So what powers this?

03:19 Well, it is the same 3-litre twin-turbo V6,

03:23 which puts out 400 horsepower, so that's no slouch.

03:27 It's rear-drive biased, but there is optional all-wheel drive.

03:32 And there are a couple of suspensions.

03:35 It comes standard with a continuously variable damping suspension,

03:39 or you can upgrade to the air suspension.

03:43 For 2025, Lincoln is simplifying the lineup,

03:47 which means they are now down to three trim levels.

03:51 You have your base premium, then you have the reserve,

03:55 and then you have the top-of-the-line black label,

03:58 which has 22-inch wheels for the first time, by the way.

04:01 Gone is the Grand Touring, which was the plug-in hybrid.

04:06 That means no more electrification for the Aviator.

04:10 Hmm, is that because there's a pure electric Aviator coming in the next few years?

04:16 Built in Chicago, the 2025 Lincoln Aviator goes on sale this summer

04:23 with a starting price just under $60,000.

04:27 That's about $5,000 more than the outgoing model,

04:31 but again, a lot more standard equipment, so could end up being a bargain.

04:36 For Motor Trend, I'm Alisa Priddle.

04:39 (dramatic music)

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